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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liza is described by the author as having a tendency to "begin an activity" (62) by taking what action?
(a) Claiming that she would have no part in it.
(b) Listing its pros and cons.
(c) Listing its dangers.
(d) Enlisting others to help.

2. The distinguished female author tells the unnamed narrator that when she was in the first grade, she openly laughed when given the news that which person had died?
(a) Her teacher's daughter.
(b) Her teacher's son.
(c) Her teacher.
(d) Her sister.

3. Just after a photograph of an astronaut is presented in Part One, the narrator says that "an unusually large cyclonic system with a warm core was approaching" (16) what location?
(a) Boston.
(b) The West coast.
(c) The East coast.
(d) New York City.

4. When the novel opens, the unnamed narrator is walking along with which character?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His agent.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

5. The morning of the author's planned blind date with Hannah, he calls which character to ask for company on the day of his medical procedure?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Josh.
(c) Mary.
(d) Liza.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location does the author always meet Liza to begin their walks?

2. The unnamed narrator remarks that the chair at Mount Sinai Hospital had "been designed for" (5) whom?

3. The unnamed narrator states in Part Three that he had been talking about his "performance anxiety with Jon and Sharon and Alena" (89) for how many weeks prior to his appointment to give a semen sample?

4. How old is the third-grader named Roberto?

5. At what type of school had the author been teaching before taking his leave of absence?

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